Romney adviser to create super PAC

11/18/12 9:43 AM EST

A former Romney campaign adviser is creating a super PAC to back Republican candidates who support a pathway to citizenship.

"We're talking about something real that could have an impact on the outcome of the election," Carlos Gutierrez, a former commerce secretary in the George W. Bush administration and Romney campaign adviser, said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."

Gutierrez said he was working with Charlie Spies, co-founder of the pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future, to create the new super PAC.

"I think we lost the election because the far right has taken the party where it doesn't belong," Gutierrez said.